Worm (Herzogenrath)

Worm City of Herzogenrath Coordinates: 50 ° 53 ′ 17 ″  N , 6 ° 4 ′ 49 ″  E
Height :	102 m
Postal code :	52134
Area code :	02407

Worm is a district of Merkstein , city of Herzogenrath , in the city ​​region of Aachen in North Rhine-Westphalia .

location

Worm is located in the Wurm Valley, right on the German-Dutch border . The Aachen - Mönchengladbach railway runs directly on the western edge of the town . The Worm-Wildnis nature park extends to the east of the village. Neighboring towns are Eygelshoven in the west , Wilderness in the east and Merkstein in the south.

General

The small, rural village of Worm is one of the oldest settlements in what is now the city of Herzogenrath and is said to be of Celtic origin. The place name is derived from the river Wurm and means something like "warm place", because the hot water of the Aachen springs used to flow directly into the Wurm. In 1156 a knight named Theodricus de Wurme is mentioned who left 15 acres of land to the Rode monastery. When worm is the place Worm.

societies

• Heimatverein Worm-Wildnis 1971 eV

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Worm - a Celtic settlement? In: Website of the Heimatverein Worm-Wildnis. Retrieved May 2, 2018 .